Tunxi weather in May

In May, Tunxi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 231 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tunxi's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tunxi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
231 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:18 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Tunxi is prefecture-level city in Anhui, China.

Density
48/km²
people per km²
Founded
1987

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tunxi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Tunxi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tunxi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8211.43.110.31.3
Feb10° / 9811.61.910.92.2
Mar15° / 17515.40.511.83.8
Apr21° / 12°21015012.75.4
May25° / 17°23114.9013.55.8
Jun28° / 21°38418.4013.94.7
Jul32° / 24°24415.5013.73.5
Aug31° / 24°16316.4013.13.6
Sep28° / 20°8810.2012.26.0
Oct23° / 14°626.9011.37.3
Nov16° / 778.50.210.55.4
Dec11° / 608.11.310.12.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72971
82971
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113070
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tunxi gets around 231 mm of rain over 14.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
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448
548
648
748
849
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1149
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3049
3150

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1372421171
2352422181
3342423191
4322423191
5312424201
6292425201
7282425212
8272426212
9262526212
10252527213
11242527213
12222628213
13212628214
14192629214
15182630214
16172631215
17152632226
18142532227
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20122433238
21112334239
221122342310
231021352410
24921352411
25820362512
26719362513
27618362614
28617362715
29516362716
30514362817
31413352918

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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126calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:306:38
213.25:296:39
313.25:286:39
413.25:276:40
513.25:266:40
613.35:266:41
713.35:256:42
813.35:246:42
913.35:236:43
1013.45:226:44
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1213.45:216:45
1313.45:206:46
1413.45:206:46
1513.55:196:47
1613.55:186:48
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1813.55:176:49
1913.55:176:50
2013.65:166:50
2113.65:166:51
2213.65:156:51
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2413.65:146:53
2513.75:146:53
2613.75:136:54
2713.75:136:54
2813.75:136:55
2913.75:126:56
3013.75:126:56
3113.85:126:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tunxi

In seasonPeak

In May, Tunxi sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tunxi's rainy season runs March–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Tunxi?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tunxi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tunxi in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Tunxi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tunxi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tunxi peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Tunxi in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tunxi is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1763 µg/m³Jul 2130 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tunxi?

Tunxi sits at 29.7°N, 118.3°E, 134 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Pingyao, 176 km away.

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Topography around Tunxi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tunxi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tunxi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,760 m.

The land around Tunxi is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
971 m
80 km
1,760 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Pingyao 176 km · Hangzhou 189 km · Nanjing 265 km · Wuxi 280 km · Suzhou 281 km · Ningbo 313 km · Shanghai 345 km · Wuhan 401 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tunxi (29.7114°, 118.3125°, elevation 134 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).